Brassiere



May 18, 1954 T. FE LLNER BRASSIERE Filed Sept. 45, 1952 IN VEN TOR.

A T'TORNE Y Patented May 18, 1954 STATES GF F I GE" BRASSIEREZ Therese Fellner, Tarzan-a, .Califi,

Application September 15, 1952',"Serial-No. 30%);649

(ill. 2*42).

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to an improved brassier'e and comprises animprovement over my prior Patent No. 2,014,839-dated September 17, 1935, also entitled Brassiere.

Oneoi theimportant objects of this invention is to provide, ina .brassire, meansior permanently adjusting the same to the bodily comfort of the wearer so that the garment is always in a position to be-worn without any changes.

Another importan-tobject ot the invention is to provide, in a brassire means-whereby the wearer can conform the same to her particular size and shapc or breasts and which at the same time Will be readily adjustable so that others maywear, the same type regardless of thefact that their bodily contours may be diiierent.

Still another and further important object of the invention resides in the provision of one or more replaceable, resilient connections for the back of the garment, whereby the same may be immediately fitted to an individual wearer.

Yet another object is to provide a removable, resilient connection for the back ends of the brassiere or the like, which, if it becomes slightly worn or loses some of its resiliency, can be immediately and economically replaced without affecting in any way the remaining portions of the garment.

Other and further important objects of the invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the accompanying drawings and following specification.

The invention, in a preferred form, is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of the improved brassire of this invention the addictin ele ment between the two breast supporting portions.

Figure 2 shows the garment of the invention in place upon a wearer and with the upper portions of the breast receiving sections drawn more closely together than the lower parts.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing a reverse adaptation.

Figure 4 is a rear view of a person wearing the improved brassiere of this invention, showing the removable, resilient connecting element for the two ends.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view of the removable, resilient connecting element.

one portion of theitwo. main sections of the improved brassiere of: thisinventionw This comprises ,essentially; a body bandowhich extends around the back best. illustrated Figure 4.

The body band is cutinwardly fromits-upper edge-to form darts1i22. and. Hi as best shownin Figure 6, and. the adjacent edges are later stitched. together and provide a line of stitching indicated at l6 in Figure- -1. This structure is in accordance with the showing of my earlier patent, and cuppcrtionsld and 29 are. sewed into" the open ing 22to form breast receiving elements, all as disclosed in my earlier patent.

It will benoted that there are two body bands- It, and these are connected -atthe iront by two setsof-lacings 24 and 26. These lacings are adjustable and can therefore be either tightened or loosened to fit practically any breast formation within the ordinary sizes provided in garments of this type.

In Figure 1, the lacings 24 and 26 are shown in more detail, and are strung through loops so, fastened to the juxtaposed edges of the body bands l0. Various adjustments of these lacings are shown in Figures 2 and 3 and it will be evident that regardless of the size and shape of the girl or woman wearing the garment, a satisfactory fit may be obtained and this continues in the wearing life of the garment once it is properly made to suit the user.

The material should be cut on the bias and the breast cup portions are fitted into the openings 22 preferably as described in my earlier patent.

The upper edge of the body band in will have a sharper angle than the lower edge, and this construction provides a better fit, with. no tendency to bulge at any point.

In Figures 4 and 5 there is illustrated a novel means of fastening the brassire in position. This comprises a resilient band 32 having end portions 34, each end portion being provided with eyes 36 adapted to be contacted by hooks 38, which hooks are fastened on to the ends of the body bands It. These resilient removable fastening elements 32-34 are made in various widths and lengths, so that women of all sizes may be immediately fitted with the brassire of this invention. These removable, resilient elements 3234 are preferably made in three sizes, large, medium and small, but other sizes may be provided for extreme cases.

The hooks and eyes may be two or more in number, and the width may be varied depending upon the size of the woman wearing the garment.

If the resilient, removable element 3234 becomes unduly worn, or loses its resiliency, it can be immediately replaced by a similar piece, thereby eliminating a good deal of expense, particularly if the remainder of the garment is still in good sented in the brassire of this invention and particularly the two divisions thereof, namely 26 and 26, will enable this brassire .to be readily fitted to any women of any size or proportions.

Once the cups [8 and. 20 are properly selected to fit the individual, the lacings 24 and 26 can then be adjusted to correspond to the space between the breasts. The lacing however, has no direct relationship with the size of the cups, but when properly adjusted, will not tend to pull the breasts out of position or deform them in any way. Any tendency to pull the breasts too much towards the sides or under the wearers arms is avoided.

In this manner, brassires of this type can be produced in quantities. The pattern of Figure 6 can be produced in a relatively small number of sizes; the cup portions l8 and 29 can likewise be so produced, and these elements, in combination with the lacings 24 and 25 and the removable, replaceable, differently sized fastening means of Figure will enable an accurate and satisfactory fitting to be made for practically every woman. If the cups fit, the body band must fit because of these adjustable features.

The shoulder straps 40 are adjustable as is well known in this art.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction varied throughout a Wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than as necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention: V A brassire comprising two body band portions, a breast receiving cup in each portion, adjustable lacings disposed between the breast cups and secured to juxtaposed edges of the body bands, the laoings themselves being in two separate portions, one portion for upper relative adjustment between the breast receiving cups and the other portion for relative adjustment between the lower parts of the cups, and an adjustable, removable, resilient back connection for the two body bands, said resilient connection being provided in different sizes.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS vNumber Name Date 623,413 Murray Apr. 18, 1899 2,014,839 Fellner Sept. 17, 1935 2,581,036 McIlhinney Jan. 1, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country 1 Date 921,424 France Jan. 3, 1947 

